Oh no, he wasn't going to get off that easily. Liam realized he might not be the most welcoming person right now, but there was something he'd wanted to ask once he realized they were outside the Workers' reach. Something they couldn't punish him for, and something he should have already known.

"Yes, let's hope. Since we'll be travelling together, I ought to ask: what's your name?" he asked abruptly, before the man would get his chance to pull back entirely. "And don't tell me it's John Gates."